La Havane
\la ha.van\
The verdict
“La Havane” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de Cuba.
Corpus desk
Index FR-la-havane · La Havane · French
La Havane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | La Havane |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \la ha.van\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « La Havane » en français
Rare enough to double-check
La Havane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \la ha.van\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capitale de Cuba.".
La Havane has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is La Havane, spelled L-A- -H-A-V-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Capitale de Cuba.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how La Havane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À cause des cigares, elle imaginait la Havane un pays où l’on ne fait pas autre chose que de fumer, et Victor circulait parmi des nègres dans un nuage de tabac. Pouvait-on « en cas de besoin » s’en retourner par terre ? À quelle distance était-ce de Pont-l’Évêque ?
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.